Bald eagles stir patriotism as web-cam stars
On the brink of extinction a half-century ago, the bald eagle is thriving in the internet age, fascinating Americans who monitor the majestic birds of...
Blind Chileans ‘listen’ for the solar eclipse
In the minutes before a solar eclipse plunged Chile into darkness, a loudspeaker projected a deep baritone to a group of blind men and women...
Morgan Stanley cuts long-term Brent price view after OPEC supply cuts
Morgan Stanley lowered its long-term Brent price forecast on Tuesday and said the oil market is broadly balanced in 2019 after OPEC and its allies...
Stowaway falls from plane over London, narrowly missing sunbather
The body of a suspected stowaway fell hundreds of meters from a plane flying over southwest London, landing in the garden of a man’s home,...
Breakingviews TV: PG&E repartee
The California utility reckons it can exit Chapter 11 without further hurting its shareholders despite some $30 bln of wildfire liabilities. Creditors think PG&E should...
France returns stolen ancient artifacts to Pakistan
France returned more than 400 stolen artifacts to the government of Pakistan on Tuesday, including ancient busts, vases, urns and goblets, some dating to the...
NASA tests abort system on astronaut capsule built for moon missions
An unmanned full-scale NASA crew capsule blasted off from a Florida launchpad on Tuesday in a successful test of the spacecraft’s abort thrusters, an astronaut...
Your Money: New U.S. loan rates make it cheaper to borrow for college
The cost of borrowing money for college in the United States just got a little bit cheaper....
From landfill to jet fuel: turning waste into sustainable fuels
Researchers at University College London have been making use of old waste to develop a new method of manufacturing aviation fuel that could have a...
Hungarian parliament passes bill tightening state grip over scientists
Hungarian lawmakers passed legislation on Tuesday to tighten state control of research bodies run by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), overriding protests against the...
